Phalacrocoracidae
Sign in to savePhalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds found worldwide and commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven genera.
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Phalacrocoracidae is a family of about 40 species of water birds found across the globe, commonly called cormorants and shags. Scientists have proposed various ways to classify these birds, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union settled on a standardized system dividing them into seven main groups.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
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- Suliformes
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- Phalacrocorax aristotelis.jpg
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- Description
- Habitat
- Behaviour
- Taxonomy
- List of genera
- Evolution and fossil record
- In human culture
- Cormorant culling
- Cormorant fishing
- In folklore, literature, and art
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Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds found worldwide and commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven genera.
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and the common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) are the only two species of the family commonly encountered in Britain and Ireland. The common names "cormorant" and "shag" have been assigned to different species in the family somewhat haphazardly.